Fort Sheridan Historical Society
Galleries of Old and New Photos from the Fort
Lots more Articles and Maps of the Fort can be found here.
In addition to the galleries below, the Illinois Digital Archives contains 3,200 pictures and other artifacts from the history of Fort Sheridan. These can be seen here.
How Old Are These Postcard Photos??
What do you think? They appear to be from the 1920s, but maybe you can help put a better date on them. they all came from a single packet, with the inside and outside of the cardstock wrapper also shown in this gallery. Let us know your thoughts here.
Tower in 1925
More Old (and Some Newer) Photos
Tower in 1925
Acknowledgments:
​Photos in this gallery provided by A. Jaras or from the Society archives.
Buildings in Older Pictures
Acknowledgment:
​Photos in this gallery provided by L. Tucker, photo dates unknown, some photos used in L Tucker book Fort Sheridan: Then & Now.
Views Showing the Soldier at Home
Acknowledgment:
​Photos in this gallery are from the book Views of Fort Sheridan Showing the Soldier at Home, published by Redheffer Art Publishing Co. Hover over the image to see title, click on the photo gallery to to open in a larger window to see the complete titles of each picture and manually advance the pictures. Date of publication is unknown, but is likely around 1900. The final 3 photos (Bakery, Printing Room, Dining Room) are possibly from another publication from around the same time. The book and 3 photos were donated by L. McConnell. Item No. 46.
Inside the Water Tower
Pictures from 2022.
